Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all have that title.
Abraham (18th century BCE), tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and forefather of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to actively spread belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).
The progenitor of the Jews is Abraham, while the chief progenitor is Jacob (Abraham's grandson). We do not honor Terah (Abraham's father) with this title (or those who preceded him), because of Terah's idolatry (and that of his immediate ancestors).
The reason why Jacob, not Abraham, may be called our chief progenitor, is that while Abraham fathered other nations (Genesis ch.17 and ch.25) in addition to the Israelites, Jacob was the immediate father of the Israelites only (it was he who sired the 12 sons, eponymous fathers of the twelve tribes).
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all have that title. Tradition states that Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism.
At the time of Abraham the Hebrew, the world was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities and lacking moral character; with their rites accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship. Abraham, after engaging in relentless contemplation, arrived at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. He became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12). As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and our tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.
Subsequently, his father Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5). Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where he raised his family. He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses.
Abraham became the greatest thinker of all time. His originality, perseverance, strength of conviction, and influence, cannot be overestimated.
He founded the Jewish people and lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples (Talmud, Yoma 28b).
Abraham entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22). He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).
The practices of Abraham were based upon the ways of God. These were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had no moral character; with worship of the gods accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship).
Abraham was the father of the Jewish nation.
Abraham is considered by the Jews as the father of the Jewish nation.
Avraham was the first person to intuitively follow the Torah and accept HaShem. He was also one of the three forefathers of the Jewish Nation.
I don't believe so since Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation lived centuries later.
When he and God made a deal that he would become the father of the Jewish nation, and he circumcised himself to make a covenant.
Isreal is the only Jewish nation in the world.
In the Abrahamic faiths, Ishmael is considered by Muslims to be a direct ancestor of the Arab nation through his descendants. This lineage is believed to have come from Abraham and Hagar, Ishmael's mother. Ishmael is also seen as the forefather of the Arab people in many cultural and religious narratives.
Unless you were an archivist for the Third Reich, there is no such thing as "part Jewish". A person is either is or is not. In Jewish law, if Brahms' father's mother was Jewish, then Brahms' father was Jewish. And if Brahms' father was Jewish but his mother was not, then Brahms himself was not.
Ishmael was the son born to Hager , Abraham's slave, and as Abraham is the father of the Jewish nation, and Jesus was a Jew, he is related.
Her mother is Jewish, her father is not Jewish.
Her father is Jewish.
His father was Jewish